Scholar Performance and Praxis Assessment in Children With Rolandic Epilepsy

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01046760

Recruitment Status : Unknown

Verified October 2010 by University of Campinas, Brazil. Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting

Rolandic Epilepsy is the most common form of childhood epilepsy. It is classified as idiopathic, age-related epilepsy syndrome with benign evolution. The absence of neuropsychological impairment is part of the criteria of benignity of this epilepsy syndrome. However recently have been suggested several deficits related to attention and language. The purpose of this study was assess school performance and to investigate problems of praxis in patients with rolandic epilepsy as compared to a control group composed of normal children with age, gender and educational level equivalents.

Condition or disease

Intervention/treatment

Rolandic EpilepsyApraxia

Behavioral: Language Assessment

Detailed Description:

Method: Nineteen patients aged between 7 and 12 years underwent clinical neurological evaluation, psychological assessment, through Weschsler Scales of Intelligence and language evaluation, to assess the academic performance and research of the presence or absence of praxis difficulties.

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Ages Eligible for Study:

7 Years to 12 Years (Child)

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Sampling Method:

Probability Sample

Study Population

Amongst patients with rolandic epilepsy assisted at the Clinic of Neurological-Psychological-Language in childhood of Hospital de Clínicas of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp).

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of rolandic epilepsy using clinical, EEG and neuroimaging findings

Patients had neurological, ophthalmic and auditory unchanged, and intelligence quotient (IQ) equal to or above 80.

All parents signed the consent form, authorizing the participation of their children (as) in the search.